Scorpiurus muricatus L.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Scorpiurus L.
Tribe: Loteae
References: [454][754][801]

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Other names:

• Scorpiurus echinatus Lam. [Synonym] [454][754]
  
• Scorpiurus laevigatus Smith [Synonym] [454]
  
• Scorpiurus muricatus L. Subsp. laevigatus (Smith)Thell. [Synonym] [454]
  
• Scorpiurus muricatus L. Var. subvillosus (L.)Fiori [Synonym] 
  
• Scorpiurus muricatus L. Subsp. subvillosus (L.)Thell. [Synonym] [454]
  
• Scorpiurus muricatus L. Subsp. sulcatus (L.)Thell. [Synonym] [454]
  
• Scorpiurus oliverii Palau [Synonym] [454]
  
• Scorpiurus subvillosus L. [Synonym] [754][454]
  
• Scorpiurus subvillosus L. Subsp. sulcatus (L.)Hayek [Synonym] [454]
  
• Scorpiurus sulcatus L. [Synonym] [754][454]
  

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Common Names:

• Caterpillar Plant [2183]
  
• Many-flowered Scorpiurus [2443]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
• Lifespan:
  • Annual
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1988(Europe)ESFEDS
  • 1990(New Zealand & Pacific)Horn P
  • 1991(W Asia)Lock JM & Simpson K
  • 1993 Adams BR
  • 1995(Australia)CAVP
  • 1995(Europe)Adams BR
• Further editing:
  • 2001-03 Sokoloff DD
• Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
  • 2001-03 Sokoloff DD
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Forage [1862] [2443]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Algeria [454]
  • Egypt [454]
  • Ethiopia [24]
  • Libya [454]
  • Morocco [454]
  • Tunisia [454]

• Asia [1861] [1862] [2014]
  • Iran [1861]
  • Iraq [1862]
  • USSR [2014]

• Australasia [1880] [2415]
  • Australia [1880] [2415]
    • Queensland [2415]

• Europe [454] [754] [1869] [1883] [2196] [2306] [2309] [2443] [2935]
  • Albania [454] [754]
  • Balearic Is [454] [754]
  • Bulgaria [454] [754] [2309]
  • Corsica [454] [754]
  • France [454] [754]
  • Greece [454] [754]
  • Italy [454] [754] [1883]
  • Kriti [454] [754] [2306]
  • Malta [454] [2443]
  • Portugal [454] [754]
  • Sardegna [454] [754]
  • Sicilia [454] [2935]
  • Spain [454] [754] [2196]
  • Turkey in Europe [454] [754] [1869]
  • USSR:K-F.E. [754]
  • Yugoslavia [454] [754]

• Middle East [454] [1862] [1896] [1899] [1900]
  • Cyprus [454]
  • East Aegean Is(Greek) [454]
  • Israel [1862]
  • Jordan [1862]
  • Kuwait [1896]
  • Lebanon [1862]
  • Qatar [1899]
  • Saudi Arabia [1900]
  • Sinai [454]
  • Syria [1862]
  • Turkey in Asia [454]
  • United Arab Emirates [1896]

• Pacific Ocean [2080]
  • New Zealand(North) [2080]
  • New Zealand(South) [2080]

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Notes:

• Very variable and often divided into 3 taxa of varying rank [754]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 13:07:34